Conference highlights rise of new media outlets

September 6, 2005 by

Via Yahoo News: On September 15 at New York University, Impact ’05 will present an impressive array of speakers at a one-day conference about “the dramatic transformation of traditional media and the emergence of non-traditional media channels,” according to a press release. Political strategist Joe Trippi will give a keynote address about the emergence of social networking software, podcasting and blogs. Other speakers include: NYTimes.com editor-in-chief Len Apcar, Salon’s Joan Walsh and Technology Review’s Jason Pontin.

Of special note is the scheduled appearance of the head of corporate communications for The American Red Cross, Charles Connor, who will speak about facing the communications challenges and successes of Hurricane Katrina.

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About Diana Day

By day, Diana is the Internet and Communication Technologies Coordinator at Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena, CA.

By night, Diana moonlights as the Digital Diva for the LATimes.com's education blog

Diana recently received her master's degree in online journalism from USC. She was managing editor of the readers' blog at Online Journalism Review.

Before attending USC, she was a schoolteacher and reading specialist for 14 years in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

While at USC, Diana launched two online news publications -- BeTwinned.com, a magazine for parents of twins and multiples, and inSierraMadre.com, a community journalism site for Sierra Madre, CA.